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Drama on 4

The Manhattan Bee Testimonials

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

By Sebastian Baczkiewicz. The search for a mysterious figure, said to live somewhere on the island of Manhattan, who keeps 250,000 bees in his apartment. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Drama examining the relationship between Tony Blair and Bill Clinton as they deal with the Monica Lewinsky scandal and the war in Kosovo. Starring Michael Sheen and Dennis Quaid. Show more

Contributors

Tony Blair:
Michael Sheen
Bill Clinton:
Dennis Quaid
Hillary Clinton:
Hope Davis
Cherie Blair:
Helen McCrory
Jonathan Powell:
Adam Godley
Jacques Chirac:
Marc Rioufol
Alastair Campbell:
Mark Bazeley
Gordon Brown:
Chris Wilson
Reporter:
John Schwab
Foreign Policy Advisor:
Matthew Marsh
Protocol Officer:
Nancy Crane
Producer:
Frank Doelger
Producer:
Ann Wingate

Saturday Drama

The Air Gap

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM

Factually-based drama by Steve Waters, telling the story of Bradley Manning, the US Army soldier accused of triggering the world's biggest ever leak of classified information. Show more

Contributors

Bradley Manning:
Greg Wohead
Brig Guard:
Corey Turner
Brig Guard:
Chris McKinney
Intelligence Operative:
Serena Bobowski
Psychiatrist:
Nancy Crane
Commanding Watch Officer:
Nathan Osgood

Genres

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 1: At the Family's Edges

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

An unexpected but rather welcome romantic encounter in the grocery aisle is the beginning of a new adventure for homely Delia Grinstead. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 2: The Felson Girls

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Delia's chance meeting with a younger man focuses her dissatisfactions with her disjointed Baltimore household. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 3: The Ocean

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Feeling at the very edges of her disjointed family, Delia Grinstead makes an impulsive decision on the annual family vacation. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 5: The Filling of White Hours

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Little by little, Delia Grinstead's new life in the sleepy town of Bay Borough begins to feel less solitary. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 4: The Executive Secretary

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Delia Grinstead left her family on the beach this morning, and now she is starting a new life alone in the small town of Bay Borough. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 6: Penny Soup

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Delia Grinstead's new job in the sleepy town of Bay Borough draws her into the business of another fractured family. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 7: Ketchup on His French Fries

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Delia Grinstead's new life and equilibrium are disturbed by an unexpected visitor to town. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 8: Green Light, Green Light

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Increasingly enmeshed in their family matters, Delia's encounter with Noah's mother proves to be fraught with injury and danger. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 9: I'm Calling About Susie

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

After more than a year away, Delia finds herself feeling drawn back to the fractured family in Baltimore. Show more

15 Minute Drama

Ladder of Years

Episode 10: The Wedding Day Hitch

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

After more than a year away, Delia Grinstead is drawn back into the remnants of her fractured family. She is badly needed. Show more

BBC National Short Story Award

BBC National Short Story Award 2014

Episode 5: Kilifi Creek

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Lionel Shriver. A naive, freeloading young woman makes her first trip abroad and finds herself in peril. Nancy Crane reads 2014's prize-winning tale. Show more

Book at Bedtime

True Grit

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Convinced Rooster Cogburn is a man of 'true grit', Mattie enlists his help and prepares to follow Tom Chaney into Indian territory. Show more

Book at Bedtime

True Grit

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Mattie travels with Cogburn and Texas Ranger La Beouf, searching for clues that Tom Chaney is hiding out in the Choctaw Nation and in the company of the outlaw 'Lucky' Ned Pepper. Show more

Book at Bedtime

True Grit

Episode 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

After a shoot-out with members of 'Lucky' Ned Pepper's gang, Mattie finally comes face-to-face with her father's killer, Tom Chaney. Show more

Book at Bedtime

True Grit

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Seeking to avenge her father's death, 14-year-old Mattie Ross sets about looking for a local marshal to help her hunt down his murderer, Tom Chaney. Show more

Book at Bedtime

True Grit

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Captured and left in the company of her father's killer Tom Chaney, and apparently deserted by Cogburn and LaBeouf, can Mattie possibly escape? Show more

Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City

Further Tales of the City

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Michael is after a Jon replacement while Frannie has called Mary Ann to her house for a mysterious meeting. Stars Jos Slovick. From July 2014. Show more